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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What small thing can mean the end of a healthy organism?

2. Why doesn't a Warrior of the Light trust exclusively in his intelligence?

3. A warrior does not spend his days playing the _________.

4. Why does a Warrior back down from a fight with a stronger opponent?

5. What skill does a Warrior utilize when faced with an enemy stronger than he is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why may a Warrior of the Light not live in a state of complete relaxation?

2. Why does a Warrior always keep his heart free of hatred?

3. What does a Warrior of the Light not allow himself to become paralyzed by? What instead does a Warrior need to remember?

4. How has a Warrior of the Light persevered in his desire to become better?

5. How does a Warrior of the Light react to people who try to prove that they are better than he is?

6. In what regard is a Warrior of the Light never indifferent to injustice?

7. Why does a Warrior not complain when the path of life he walks down gets hard?

8. Why can't a Warrior listen to someone who, being incapable of achieving any result at all preach renunciation?

9. What kinds of things does a Warrior talk about around a fire?

10. How is the universe going to help the Warriors of Light?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss contradictions in the book. How are they explained? In what other areas of life do we find numerous contradictions in the way things are presented to us and the actuality of the way they really are? What are some problems that can arise from this?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the statement that " only a person who, suitably equipped, feels no desire to the results of conquest and yet remains absorbed in the struggle can truly say that he has renounced the fruits of victory." Put this statement into your own words. Why would someone want to renounce the fruits of victory? To what ends could this serve?

Essay Topic 3

In this book, numerous metaphors are used to make simple complex ideas. Discuss the use of metaphors and their actual meanings throughout the book. Discuss at least three, and make similar metaphors that could have been used.

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